Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Cumberland Gap (guitar lead)

#1

I am trying to find a tab or video tutorial showing a guitar lead for Cumberland Gap. I see this site only has the banjo version =(
Any links would be appreciated.

#2

Here’s one I grabbed from the Flatpicker Hangout. Haven’t tried to learn it myself, so I don’t have any opinion on the quality.

[attachment=0]tab-cumberland-gap-794-591916792009.tef[/attachment]

#3

Thanks!, Ill give it a try tonight

#4

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Here’s one I grabbed from the Flatpicker Hangout. Haven’t tried to learn it myself, so I don’t have any opinion on the quality.

[attachment=0]tab-cumberland-gap-794-591916792009.tef[/attachment]

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Ends up my buddy wants me to learn it in regular open G (no capo). The *.tef link you gave me has it capo’ed at the second fret, and says it is in the key of A. I assume I can learn the *.tef file you sent me, but just without the capo to get it in G?

Here is another tab sheet I found but already in G. I like the *tef file you sent though, because it gives my ear something to listen to when learning.
jaybuckey.com/pdf/Free%20Tablatu … guitar.pdf

#5

That’s correct, just pull that capo off and you are in G.

In TablEdit, to add or remove a capo (so you can listen in the same key), you can click on Score|Instrument. This brings up the instrument dialog. From there click on the tuning tab, and you should see a spinEdit control near the middle of the dialog for Capo position. In your case, you can set it to 0 to get from A to G.

#6

That Jay Buckey tab is nice because if follows the melody more closely the first time through then adds all the eighth notes for the break.

#7

thanks guys! Now the memorization begins … ugh, I hate this part … but love the result.